Applications are now closed for the 2025-26 SAPHIR Program. For any questions, please contact Damilola Jolayemi at OJolayemi@mednet.ucla.edu.
General Information
For more information on SAPHIR visit their website.
We are excited to announce the call for applications for the South American Program in HIV Prevention Research (SAPHIR) 2025-26 Fellowship class. SAPHIR is an NIH-funded, year-long training program in comprehensive HIV prevention research for Pre-Doctoral and Post-Doctoral (MD-level) physician trainees from U.S. institutions. All Fellows participate in a structured program of didactic education and practical research in one of the major fields of HIV prevention (Behavioral Prevention, Biomedical Prevention, Antiretroviral Therapy, Epidemiology, or Basic/Translational Science). Each SAPHIR Fellow is matched with a pair of mentors from UCLA and one of our collaborating international sites in Lima, Peru Rio de Janeiro, or Porto Alegre, Brazil.
After a 2-week introductory program in Los Angeles, SAPHIR trainees spend the majority of the year in Lima, Rio de Janeiro, or Porto Alegre where they work with their mentors in an individualized training program centered on the design and analysis of an independent study in their specific area of prevention research.
What is required?
Each trainee works with their mentors to develop an individualized training plan in their specific area of research that incorporates two core elements:
- Secondary analysis of an existing data set and
- Creation of an original research proposal.
In addition, all trainees participate in a structured program of weekly didactic lectures and conferences addressing key issues of HIV prevention research in Latin America. SAPHIR trainees are provided with transportation to the training site and receive a stipend to help cover living expenses during the program. Trainees may have the opportunity to compete for seed grant funding to support their original research projects.
When are applications due?
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, with a priority deadline of Friday, March 7, 2025.
How to submit application?
For more information, please visit www.uclasaphir.com or write to us at SAPHIR@mednet.ucla.edu.
The SAPHIR program is supported by the NIH/NIMH Grant Number R25 MH087222 (PI: Dr. Jesse Clark).